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1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1Why You Should Ditch Sub-Compact and Carry Mid-Size (VIDEO)https://www.thegunpage.com/why-you-should-ditch-sub-compact-and-carry-mid-size-video/8691036
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I ditched the single stack sub-compact as my carry gun a couple of years ago, opting for a mid-size Glock 19 to serve as my everyday carry pistol. Visitors to my social media pages and even range buddies often gaze in disbelief that my petite frame can cart such a “big gun,” but actually I find the Glock 19 and other mid-size options better concealed carry options for a few reasons.
1. A larger, heavier frame grants greater control
The larger frame on the Glock 19 gives me better control while shooting. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com)
The idea that a concealed carrier would choose a heavier, larger gun to hide away on-body seems counter to what we’re told about concealed carry, but actually, the larger heavier frame lends itself to better overall shooting should the need arise. While we always hope to escape negative situations without the use of our gun, there might come a time when that’s not an option. In that scenario, producing fast, accurate shots on target is essential. A larger, heavier frame better facilitates that through its construction.
A mid-size gun introduces a larger frame and grip area allowing for more direct, skin contact with the gun. The more skin touching
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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/why-you-should-ditch-sub-compact-and-carry-mid-size-video/8691036/feed0Gear Review: Nikon Black RangeX 4K Laser Rangefinderhttps://www.thegunpage.com/gear-review-nikon-black-rangex-4k-laser-rangefinder/8690844
https://www.thegunpage.com/gear-review-nikon-black-rangex-4k-laser-rangefinder/8690844#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 14:00:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/gear-review-nikon-black-rangex-4k-laser-rangefinder/8690844The Nikon RangeX 4K easily mounts to a tripod for convenience. (Photo: Jeff Wood)
Nikon Sport Optics provides quality optics to the hunting and shooting community, so I was happy to test out one of their newest products, the Black RangeX 4K rangefinder. A good laser rangefinder is an essential tool for any marksman who regularly shoots any significant distance. I learned the value of a good laser many years ago, carrying one ever since. I want to see if another one, the Nikon Black RangeX 4K, joins my collection.
Basic Features
The RangeX features an OLED display, with several brightness settings including an auto adjust for surrounding light conditions. Similar to many of its competitors, the RangeX also gives the user an angle-compensated distance. The response time of the display is fast, not quite as fast as the laser itself, but .3 seconds is close enough for me. It uses a single CR2 lithium battery for approximately 9,000 uses.
Perhaps the most celebrated feature of the Nikon Black RangeX 4K comes in the form of its distance capabilities. For some time, ranging beyond 1,200 yards was relegated to higher priced LRFs; but as the market has grown more great options appeared that go
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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/gear-review-nikon-black-rangex-4k-laser-rangefinder/8690844/feed0Canadian Army Holds Polite Rifle Speed Drill Challengehttps://www.thegunpage.com/canadian-army-holds-polite-rifle-speed-drill-challenge/8690418
https://www.thegunpage.com/canadian-army-holds-polite-rifle-speed-drill-challenge/8690418#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 13:30:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/canadian-army-holds-polite-rifle-speed-drill-challenge/8690418Over the past several weeks, soldiers of the Canadian Army have been talking smack and posting videos on just how fast they can field strip their C7 rifles. The gun, a variant of the M16A3 made by Colt Canada, is the country’s primary infantry rifle.
In early February, a soldier of the Canadian Grenadier Guards threw the gauntlet down with a 47-second run, but many pointed out she didn’t do a function check and put the optic on backward at first.

Challenge accepted / Défi Accepté
Even though he’s from 4th Canadian Division – 4e Division du Canada, Cpl Zeiman from The Brockville Rifles like any good Canadian Army Corporal can’t pass up a challenge.In his response to Canadian Grenadier Guards in 2e Division du Canada / 2nd Canadian Division, Cpl Zeiman managed to assemble the

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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/canadian-army-holds-polite-rifle-speed-drill-challenge/8690418/feed0Testing The Difference Between 44 Special, 44 Magnum (VIDEO)https://www.thegunpage.com/testing-the-difference-between-44-special-44-magnum-video/8690419
https://www.thegunpage.com/testing-the-difference-between-44-special-44-magnum-video/8690419#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 13:00:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/testing-the-difference-between-44-special-44-magnum-video/8690419The .44 Special is over a century old, first produced by Smith & Wesson in 1907, but how does it stack up to its larger and better known younger brother? To answer that question, Paul Harrell holds class by testing several comparable loads by well-known makers.
The bottom line is that the .44 Magnum, naturally, puts a lot more velocity on downrange. Regardless, there are still several gun manufacturers that produce .44 SPL guns such as Ruger which makes a model of their GP100 in the caliber as well as the entire Charter Arms Bulldog line.
And of course, any revolver chambered for .44 Mag will accept the shorter, although often much harder to find, .44 SPL round.
Regardless, be sure to stick around for the whole video by Harrell, as he breaks out one of his trademarked “meat targets” about at 9:30 mark. You don’t want to miss that.
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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/testing-the-difference-between-44-special-44-magnum-video/8690419/feed0Doug Koenig Wins Production Division at AI Long Range Classichttps://www.thegunpage.com/doug-koenig-wins-production-division-at-ai-long-range-classic/8690420
https://www.thegunpage.com/doug-koenig-wins-production-division-at-ai-long-range-classic/8690420#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 12:30:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/doug-koenig-wins-production-division-at-ai-long-range-classic/8690420Doug Koenig with his first place trophy. (Photo: Ruger)
Team Ruger Captain Doug Koenig took the top prize at the Accuracy International Long Range Classic held in Baker, Florida earlier this month.
The precision rifle competition pushes competitors through a 16-stage course of fire with reactive and moving steel targets ranging from 300 to 850-yards. The match is designed to test competitors’ skills on accuracy, time and gear management.
Koenig took first in the production division which, according to Precision Rifle Series standards, feature rifles in original factory configuration with no added alternations or improvements. The rifle is also required to come priced under $2,000.
The Ruger Precision rifle is priced under $2,000 qualifying it for Production Division competition. (Photo: Guns.com)
Koenig scored 133 points in the production division with a Ruger Precision Rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, earning him first prize. The Ruger Precision Rifle offers a cold hammer-forged, chrome-moly steel barrel with 5R rifling and held in an aluminum free-float handguard. The handguard boasts Magpul M-LOK attachment slots for additional accessories. The rifle also sports a 20 MOA Picatinny rail. The rifle rounds out its features with a Ruger Marksman Adjustable Trigger and price tag of $1,599.
Precision rifle is a newer venture for
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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/doug-koenig-wins-production-division-at-ai-long-range-classic/8690420/feed0Pietta Firearms Buys EMF With Eye On Continuing U.S. Operationshttps://www.thegunpage.com/pietta-firearms-buys-emf-with-eye-on-continuing-u-s-operations/8690422
https://www.thegunpage.com/pietta-firearms-buys-emf-with-eye-on-continuing-u-s-operations/8690422#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 12:00:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/pietta-firearms-buys-emf-with-eye-on-continuing-u-s-operations/8690422The increasingly thin line between California’s EMF and Italy’s Pietta has been erased. (Photos: EMF/Pietta)
Italian gun maker Pietta announced this week they have bought their primary U.S. importer, California-based Early & Modern Firearms.
Founded in 1956, EMF has been one of the biggest players in Cowboy Action Shooting over the years with company president Boyd Davis helping to found the Single Action Shooting Society in the 1980s. This led to an increasingly close relationship with European makers of reproduction guns, to include Gussago, Italy’s Pietta Firearms. Now, the Italian company is in the driver’s seat.
The move comes as EMF’s shareholders were reportedly feeling the pressure of “increasing gun regulations” and had “decided it would be best to close their doors.”
With the new partnership, Pietta feels good about the future of both companies in the U.S. with EMF now becoming the domestic repair, warranty, and logistics center for Pietta Firearms customers nationwide. Alessandro Pietta, vice president of Pietta Firearms, explained that “Having our own importing business and service center will allow us to provide better pricing and a higher level of customer service.”
The Italian company, founded 50 years ago by Giuseppe Pietta, produces nearly 100 black powder muzzleloading variants in both brass
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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/pietta-firearms-buys-emf-with-eye-on-continuing-u-s-operations/8690422/feed0SIG MPX Copperhead Braced Pistol Now Available (VIDEO)https://www.thegunpage.com/sig-mpx-copperhead-braced-pistol-now-available-video/8690424
https://www.thegunpage.com/sig-mpx-copperhead-braced-pistol-now-available-video/8690424#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 11:30:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/sig-mpx-copperhead-braced-pistol-now-available-video/8690424The Copperhead, first announced in January, is available on the commercial market as a standard pistol, with no stamps required. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
An ultra-compact version of the MPX, Sig Sauer’s Copperhead variant is legally a pistol new for 2019 and is now shipping to dealers. Featuring a 3.5-inch barrel with an integrated muzzle brake, the 4.5-pound Copperhead comes from the factory with a two-position pivoting brace that Sig advertises as contouring and adapting to the movement of the shooter’s arm. Finished in FDE Cerakote E190, the pistol runs 14.5-inches overall with a top-mounted M1913 rail. First announced in January, the gun was a hit at SHOT Show.
The MPX Copperhead comes equipped with the company’s new, rapid deploy Pivoting Contour Brace with a patented swivel operation. (Photos: SIG)
“The SIG MPX Copperhead redefines the sub-gun category with a new level of operator safety, in-field adaptability and proven reliability in the harshest environments with an unconventional design, unmatched performance, and familiar AR handling,” noted the New Hampshire-based company on Wednesday.
Sig’s MSRP on the braced pistol is $1,835. By comparison, the Guns.com price on the Copperhead is $1,579.99.

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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/sig-mpx-copperhead-braced-pistol-now-available-video/8690424/feed0CZ Introduces Lightweight Rimfire Suppressorhttps://www.thegunpage.com/cz-introduces-lightweight-rimfire-suppressor/8690426
https://www.thegunpage.com/cz-introduces-lightweight-rimfire-suppressor/8690426#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/cz-introduces-lightweight-rimfire-suppressor/8690426With an outside diameter that matches CZ’s 455 Varmint line of rifles, their new Rimfire suppressor is 6.9-inches long and, due to its aluminum body construction and screw-in baffle system, only weighs 2.5-ounces. (Photos: CZ-USA)
Kansas-based CZ-USA announced an expansion to their suppressor line with a new Rimfire model that comes standard with a user-tuneable baffle system.
The new CZ Rimfire suppressor, as its name implies, is designed to be used on any rimfire round under .224 in diameter, including .17 HMR, .22 WMR, and .17 WSM. It can also be used with .17 Hornet, .22 Hornet, and 5.7x28mm centerfire cartridges.
The 2.5-ounce can uses a screw-in baffle system which the company says translates into a lighter weight when compared to competing mono-cores or baffle stacks. Some 6.9-inches long overall with an outside diameter of 0.866-inches, the end-user can tune the four internal baffles for performance with different loads and calibers. Notably, the diameter of the new suppressor matches the barrels of CZ’s 455 Varmint series rifles.
Retail on the CZ Rimfire suppressor is $339.
CZ’s suppressor line also includes the Rimfire Integral in both .22LR and .17HMR as well as the $1200 Ti Reflex series of centerfire rifle cans in calibers up to .338
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]]>https://www.thegunpage.com/cz-introduces-lightweight-rimfire-suppressor/8690426/feed0Smith & Wesson Closing Massachusetts Warehouse, Moving To Missourihttps://www.thegunpage.com/smith-wesson-closing-massachusetts-warehouse-moving-to-missouri/8690428
https://www.thegunpage.com/smith-wesson-closing-massachusetts-warehouse-moving-to-missouri/8690428#respondThu, 21 Mar 2019 10:30:00 +0000https://www.thegunpage.com/smith-wesson-closing-massachusetts-warehouse-moving-to-missouri/8690428Smith & Wesson will be consolidating their warehouse operations which include a shift from a center in Massachusetts to one in Second Amendment-friendly Missouri. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
American Outdoor Brands Corp., the parent company of gun maker Smith & Wesson, has announced they are closing their New England warehouse operation.
The publicly-traded company will be moving their distribution center to a new facility in Columbia, Missouri later this year. The news came as AOBC announced their financial results for the third quarter which overall saw sales increase by about 3 percent in the wake of announcing more than 250 new products from across the corporation’s varied divisions.
“The ramp-up of initial operations at our new Logistics & Customer Services facility in Missouri is well underway and on track,” said James Debney, AOBC’s CEO. “This 633,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility will serve as our centralized logistics, warehousing, and distribution operation for all of our products, facilitating our growth, enhancing our efficiencies, and allowing us to better serve customers across our entire organization.”
The Boston Business Journal reports the current Springfield, Massachusetts-based logistics warehouse, as well as one in Jacksonville, Florida, will close, with their operations folded into the Missouri center, which will hire 154 new
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